Contract Award: National Marine Mammal Foundation Inc. (San Diego, California) – $8,605,849

National Marine Mammal Foundation Inc., San Diego, California, is awarded a cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-reimbursement-type contract (N66001-24-C-0032) in the amount of $8,605,849 to provide marine mammal scientific, veterinary, and volunteer opportunities in support of the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program located at Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, California; Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia; and Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Washington. Work will be performed in San Diego, California (80%); Bangor, Washington (10%); and Kings Bay, Georgia (10%). Work is expected to be completed in August 2025. This contract includes a one-year base period and four one-year option periods. The option periods, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $47,021,877 and extend work through August 2029. No funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was awarded as a sole-source acquisition under the statutory authority of 10 U.S. Code 3204(a)(1), as prescribed by Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific, San Diego, California, is the contracting activity.